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Post by ificanthaveyou on Nov 19, 2014 14:14:07 GMT -5
Slay a bit Tay!
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Post by Juanca on Nov 19, 2014 14:29:18 GMT -5
Add me to the list of people who never owned a T.S. album til now. This album is pure pop perfection. And she did it without "rappers" and the "current sound" of pop radio. It all sounds very fresh and still modern. Can't get enough of Blank Space. Also love: All You Had To Do Was Stay, Out Of The Woods, Welcome To New York, I Know Places, Wildest Dreams, This Love, How You Get The Girl. I haven't bought a TS album yet either. I wanted to buy the special edition of Fearless but it was expensive when I wanted to buy it (#cheapme) or unavailable. Then I wanted to get Red too... I want the target version tho, and I haven't been there in a year I'll get this one for sure though :) it just seems an event record, bigger than Red. It's like Beyonce's album last year. Just have to have it. Will look for it online :)
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Post by Florencia on Nov 19, 2014 14:38:53 GMT -5
Taylor's schedule for the next weeks
11.23.14 - AMAS (LA) 11.25.14- The Voice (LA) 11.27.14 - Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NY) 12.02.14 - VS FASHION SHOW (Filming) (LONDON) 12.05.14 - LA JINGLE BALL 2014 12.07.14 - LONDON JINGLE BALL 2014 12.12.14 - NY JINGLE BALL 2014 and Billboard Women in Music Awards. 12.13.14 - Her 25th birthday 12.14.14 - X FACTOR (UK) 12.31.14 - DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2015 (NEW YORK)
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Nov 19, 2014 16:15:00 GMT -5
Wow, #1 album, two #1 Hot 100 singles, a million debut, 3 million worldwide, and the promo is still in full swing. Could it have panned out any better than this??? This woman.... she has the work ethic of an icon. I wish I was a stan of hers, because it must be an amazing experience to see her dominating the world. The crazy thing is, there is still huge potential for this album. Style, Out of the Woods, and I Know Places can all smash with the right promo. Hell, radio is eating out of the palm of her hand and her videos are very quickly becoming events. If she plays her cards right, and the label is fully backing her, she can easily have 6 #1s from this album (release Bad Blood as the 6th #1 just to shade Katy even more ) #NuTeenageDream Good luck to the other Grammy 2016 nominees...
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Post by The Upper Hand on Nov 19, 2014 16:27:21 GMT -5
#1 - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together 3x #1 - Shake It Off 4x #1 - Blank Space #2 - You Belong With Me #2 - I Knew You Were Trouble #2 - Today Was A Fairytale #3 - Mine #4 - Love Story #6 - Back To December #6 - Red #7 - Begin Again #8 - Speak Now #9 - Fearless #10 - Change #10 - Jump Then Fall #10 - If This Was A Movie #11 - Mean #11 - You're Not Sorry #13 - White Horse #13 - State Of Grace #13 - Teardrops On My Guitar #13 - Ours #16 - Ronan #16 - Our Song #17 - Sparks Fly #17 - Crazier #18 - Out Of The Woods #18 - Both Of Us #18 - Two Is Better Than One #19 - Untouchable #19 - Eyes Open #20 - 22 #22 - The Other Side Of The Door #22 - Highway Don't Care #23 - Fifteen #25 - Half Of My Heart #26 - Superman #27 - Superstar #27 - Innocent #28 - Picture To Burn #30 - Safe & Sound #30 - Come In With The Rain #32 - Everything Has Changed #33 - Should've Said No #34 - Forever & Always #34 - Sweeter Than Fiction #40 - Tim McGraw #41 - The Story Of Us #48 - Welcome To New York #54 - Dear John #56 - Better Than Revenge #60 - Style #63 - Haunted #64 - The Moment I Knew #65 - I Almost Do #71 - Last Kiss #72 - The Way I Loved You #72 - Breathe #75 - Enchanted #76 - Wildest Dreams #80 - All Too Well #80 - Bad Blood #84 - Never Grow Up #85 - Long Live #91 - Stay Stay Stay #94 - Hey Stephen
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2014 17:32:03 GMT -5
So...she finally won me over. Finally had a chance to listen to parts of the album and it's great. "Out of the Woods" is just...amazing. Dare I say I may purchase my first T . Swift album?! ;) I took it one step further and actually bought my first T. Swift album. The Imogene Heap collab is my favorite; those vocals and effects :o Yup, it's official for me too, took the plunge today and bought 1989. I'm now officially a T. Swift fan. I may even check out Red, as it seems like it's pretty poppy too? I did like I Knew You Were Trouble, but never gave that album a listen.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2014 17:34:12 GMT -5
Double post but she just needs a No. 5 peaking single to join an elite list of artists who have peaked a song at each position within the Top 10 on the Hot 100.
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Post by theflying on Nov 19, 2014 17:47:16 GMT -5
I took it one step further and actually bought my first T. Swift album. The Imogene Heap collab is my favorite; those vocals and effects :o Yup, it's official for me too, took the plunge today and bought 1989. I'm now officially a T. Swift fan. I may even check out Red, as it seems like it's pretty poppy too? I did like I Knew You Were Trouble, but never gave that album a listen. Red is TERRIFIC. It's a lot of acoustic guitar country-pop. Too many people make the mistake of comparing 1989 with Red, but if you just look at Red as an orange and 1989 as an apple, you're going to really like it. Songs like 22, Red, State of Grace, Everything Has Changed, All Too Well, Holy Ground, Treacherous, I Knew You Were Trouble and Begin Again are highs that rival all of the best stuff on 1989, just remember it's acoustic guitar driven. The album also has cute bops like Starlight (very poppy), I Almost Do (great, if not top-tier ballad), Stay Stay Stay (adorable and very folk-poppy), and We Are Never Ever... (bratty but fun to revisit). The whole album is full of gems. It's only missteps are when Taylor falls into that plodding, ponderous trap that sometimes befalls her (I'm sorry, but Sad Beautiful Tragic could possibly contain the greatest lyrics known to man, but it's too boring to sit through). The Last Time and 1989's This Love fall into it IMO too. (The Lucky One is just kind of a B-tier song IMO). But basically except for like three tracks the whole thing is perfect. Which is quite an accomplishment because the album is a lot more dynamic and diverse than 1989.
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Post by Florencia on Nov 19, 2014 18:01:06 GMT -5
She reached 2x Platinum! Billboard offcial numbers say 1989 sold 312,000 copies
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Post by Clauss on Nov 19, 2014 18:10:56 GMT -5
So 2.001.000 copies (adding the 6k to 1995k)
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Post by Kinney on Nov 19, 2014 18:37:56 GMT -5
Saw this post on tumblr with a ridiculous amount of notes (and climbing), and thought I would share. It's already a huge honor that she received an exclusive cover and story (only Madonna and Cher have gotten this before her, in terms of female pop artists), but the type of cover she got is just as important. Now I know Taylor referred to it as her favorite cover ever.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2014 19:00:26 GMT -5
Yup, it's official for me too, took the plunge today and bought 1989. I'm now officially a T. Swift fan. I may even check out Red, as it seems like it's pretty poppy too? I did like I Knew You Were Trouble, but never gave that album a listen. Red is TERRIFIC. It's a lot of acoustic guitar country-pop. Too many people make the mistake of comparing 1989 with Red, but if you just look at Red as an orange and 1989 as an apple, you're going to really like it. Songs like 22, Red, State of Grace, Everything Has Changed, All Too Well, Holy Ground, Treacherous, I Knew You Were Trouble and Begin Again are highs that rival all of the best stuff on 1989, just remember it's acoustic guitar driven. The album also has cute bops like Starlight (very poppy), I Almost Do (great, if not top-tier ballad), Stay Stay Stay (adorable and very folk-poppy), and We Are Never Ever... (bratty but fun to revisit). The whole album is full of gems. It's only missteps are when Taylor falls into that plodding, ponderous trap that sometimes befalls her (I'm sorry, but Sad Beautiful Tragic could possibly contain the greatest lyrics known to man, but it's too boring to sit through). The Last Time and 1989's This Love fall into it IMO too. (The Lucky One is just kind of a B-tier song IMO). But basically except for like three tracks the whole thing is perfect. Which is quite an accomplishment because the album is a lot more dynamic and diverse than 1989. Wow, thank you for the detailed info! I will definitely check Red out very soon. :)
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Post by Joe1240 on Nov 19, 2014 20:46:25 GMT -5
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Post by Joe1240 on Nov 20, 2014 6:54:40 GMT -5
New Appearances have been announced today.
Full list of Taylor's promo schedule
November 23rd-American Music Awards USA ABC November 25th-The Voice USA NBC November 26th-Live With Kelly and Michael USA November 27th-The Thanksgiving Day Parade USA CBS November 27th-Thank You,America! USA ABC December 5th-LA Jingle Ball December 7th-Jingle Bell Ball London December 9th-Victoria's Secret Fashion Show USA CBS December 12th-NYC Jingle Ball December 12th-Billboard Women In Music Awards December 14th-Barbara Walters Presents-The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2014 USA ABC December 31st-Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve USA ABC
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Post by dzjx on Nov 20, 2014 12:33:58 GMT -5
as a side note this month she is the most googled she has ever been worldwide, her previous peak being August 2009.
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Post by when the pawn... on Nov 20, 2014 12:40:15 GMT -5
I'm surprised her previous peak was Aug 2009, right BEFORE Kanye-gate.
That promo schedule is crazy for an album that has already sold 2 million in 3 weeks with the holiday season ahead.
I thought someone said Gaga and Beyonce have also been on the cover of Time.
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Post by kmbgs on Nov 20, 2014 13:05:40 GMT -5
I'm not surprised by that. That was when I think YBWM was taking off, and I'm sure most people were like "who the phuck is this chick?" I had barely known her from hearing the pop mix of TOMG a few times.
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Post by Peterawr on Nov 20, 2014 14:16:53 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure Out Of The Woods is my favorite song. Even with the repetitiveness of it. I love it.
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Nov 20, 2014 16:20:14 GMT -5
I'm not surprised by that. That was when I think YBWM was taking off, and I'm sure most people were like "who the phuck is this chick?" I had barely known her from hearing the pop mix of TOMG a few times. Least we forget the impact of "Love Story" pre "You Belong With Me".
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Post by dzjx on Nov 20, 2014 17:53:36 GMT -5
I'm surprised her previous peak was Aug 2009, right BEFORE Kanye-gate. That promo schedule is crazy for an album that has already sold 2 million in 3 weeks with the holiday season ahead. I thought someone said Gaga and Beyonce have also been on the cover of Time. Ooops I wrote it wrong, it was actually September 2009 was her last peak, sorry guys!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2014 18:01:24 GMT -5
I thought someone said Gaga and Beyonce have also been on the cover of Time. They have both been featured, yes, but neither one had covers and stories exclusively dedicated to them. They were both featured on covers of The 100 Most Influential People editions, and had multiple unrelated headlines surrounding the picture. Taylor, however, is pictured for her own story, without any headlines surrounding her, and the story is solely about her and her success. It is truly impressive.
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Nov 20, 2014 18:07:22 GMT -5
I'm surprised her previous peak was Aug 2009, right BEFORE Kanye-gate. That promo schedule is crazy for an album that has already sold 2 million in 3 weeks with the holiday season ahead. I thought someone said Gaga and Beyonce have also been on the cover of Time. They were photographed/pictures for "Top 100 Most Influential" but they weren't featured as the cover story.
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Post by McCreerian on Nov 20, 2014 18:11:52 GMT -5
I saw rumors on Twitter that 1989 is supposed to stay #1 and keep 1D's new album at #2. Last I heard 1D was supposed to sell 400-425K so that'd put Taylor even higher than that in her 4th weeks! That's incredible! Nearly 2.5 Million in 4 weeks!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2014 18:17:11 GMT -5
They were photographed/pictures for "Top 100 Most Influential" but they weren't featured as the cover story. I bet they appreciate the help, but some kind soul just explained that for them. I saw rumors on Twitter that 1989 is supposed to stay #1 and keep 1D's new album at #2. Last I heard 1D was supposed to sell 400-425K so that'd put Taylor even higher than that in her 4th weeks! That's incredible! Nearly 2.5 Million in 4 weeks! Barring some miracle, that just isn't happening. Insiders are currently projecting between 200,000 and 225,000 for the next week. Although incredibly impressive, especially for her fourth damn week, those numbers are not strong enough to keep One Direction from the top spot.
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Post by Joe1240 on Nov 21, 2014 8:59:54 GMT -5
Swift to Receive Dick Clark Award for Excellence NEW YORK — Nov 21, 2014, 8:21 AM ET Taylor Swift Associated Press
Taylor Swift is getting a special ? and new ? award from the American Music Awards.
snickers Clark productions announced Friday that Swift would receive the snickers Clark Award for Excellence at Sunday's show.
Swift is receiving the honor for her record-setting sales. Titled "1989," her fifth album that was released last month, became the singer's third album to sell more than 1 million units in its debut week.
snickers Clark's widow, Kari Clark, said in a statement that "the first time snickers saw Taylor perform, he knew she was something special."
Swift will kick off the awards show with a performance of "Blank Space," her new single which hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart this week.
The AMAs will air live on ABC. Iggy Azalea is the lead nominee with six.
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Post by Joe1240 on Nov 21, 2014 10:10:17 GMT -5
Taylor is opening the show!! Taylor is opening the show!!! TAYLOR SWIFT TO RECEIVE FIRST EVER DICK CLARK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AT THE 2014 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS® dick clark productions and ABC announced today that Taylor Swift will be presented with the inaugural “Dick Clark Award for Excellence” at the 2014 American Music Awards. Swift will be recognized for her historical album sales as the only artist in history to have three albums – “Speak Now, “Red” and “1989” — each debuting with more than 1 million sold in their first week. This year, in its first week, “1989” sold 1.287 million copies, making it the highest selling album released in 2014. Swift is the first recipient of the Dick Clark Award for Excellence, given to an artist who achieves a groundbreaking feat or creates a landmark work. It is to be bestowed upon someone whose spirit and excellence capture the visionary passion that Dick Clark himself incorporated into everything he did. Clark, the creator of the 42-year-old American Music Awards, influenced popular music in America for six decades. He was known for maintaining a standard of excellence both in the shows he produced and in the talent that he showcased. Simultaneously “America’s Oldest Teenager” and the most trusted name in music, Clark was responsible for the first TV appearances of many superstars including Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince. Taylor Swift, who also made her debut on a Dick Clark Production show, will be honored with this prestigious award with Clark’s wife, Kari, in the audience, along with a theatre full of stars who grew up on Clark’s programs. This promises to be one of the most significant moments in the rich history of the AMA’s. “The first time Dick saw Taylor perform, he knew she was something special,” said Kari Clark, wife of the late Dick Clark. “He would be thrilled to know she is the first artist to receive the Dick Clark Award for Excellence.” “The American Music Awards most closely reflects Dick Clark’s philosophy of popular music. It provides a platform for the biggest music artists of the day, with the winners voted on by the fans,” said American Music Awards producer Larry Klein. “Clark always said, ‘Music is the soundtrack of our lives,’ and no one’s recent music has provided a more meaningful soundtrack for the lives of music fans than Taylor Swift.” Swift will also take to the stage to open the show with the world television premiere performance of her new single “Blank Space”. She joins a line-up of must-see artists including 5 Seconds of Summer, Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Charli XCX, Fergie, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Imagine Dragons, Jessie J, Lil Wayne, Lorde, Magic!, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Sam Smith, and the evening’s host, Pitbull. Additional stars slated to present throughout the evening include Uzo Aduba, Jhene Aiko, Elizabeth Banks, Aloe Blacc, Lauren Cohan, Gavin DeGraw, Ansel Elgort, Jamie Foxx, Becky G, Brantley Gilbert, Danai Gurira, Lucy Hale, Ella Henderson, Julianne Hough, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Kira Kazantsev, Heidi Klum, Mary Lambert, Rose McGowan, Danica McKellar, Pat Monahan, Olivia Munn, Kevin O’Leary, Pentatonix, Tracee Ellis Ross, Taylor Schilling and Meghan Trainor. The 2014 American Music Awards will broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC. Additional performers and presenters will be announced soon. Taylor Swift is the only artist in history to have three million-selling weeks (2010’s Speak Now, 2012’s RED and 2014’s 1989) and the only artist to have two singles hit No. 1 on Billboards HOT 100 Chart this year. Taylor is a global superstar and seven-time GRAMMY winner, and the youngest winner in history of the music industry’s highest honor, the GRAMMY Award for Album of the Year. She is the first artist since the Beatles (and the only female artist in history) to log six or more weeks at #1 in the U.S. with three consecutive studio albums. Taylor has an album on Rolling Stone’s prestigious The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time (by women) list, Time magazine has named her one the of the 100 Most Influential People in the world, and she is Billboard’s youngest-ever Woman of the Year and the only artist to have been awarded this honor twice. Taylor has career record sales in excess of 30 million albums and more than 80 million song downloads worldwide, and has had singles top both the pop and country radio charts around the globe. Taylor’s album RED, released two years ago, sold more than 1.2 million copies in the U.S. in its first week. The only other album to sell more than RED was her critically acclaimed fifth studio album, 1989, the highest selling release since 2002 and the only album to go platinum in 2014. 1989 sold almost 1.3 million albums release week topping Billboard’s Top 200 charts and iTunes’ sales charts in 95 countries on its release. 1989 has sold almost three million copies globally and tops Billboard Top 200 for a third week. “Shake It Off,” the first single from 1989, topped Billboard’s Pop, HotAC and Hot 100 charts and has earned double Platinum-status by the RIAA for exceeding sales of two million downloads in the U.S. Her current single “Blank Space,” immediately skyrocketed to the top of the Hot 100 and iTunes chart on its debut. NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC. Additional performers and presenters will be announced soon. The 2014 American Music Award nominations were announced last month, revealing six nominations for Iggy Azalea–the most of any artist. Other top contenders include John Legend, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams, who each earned five nominations, and Lorde who earned four. As always at the American Music Awards, artists will be honored in the genres of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative Rock, Adult Contemporary, Latin, Contemporary Inspirational, Electronic Dance Music, as well as categories for Top Soundtrack, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Artist of the Year and Single of the Year. For a full list of nominees visit AMAvote.com. American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, streaming and social activity. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound. The American Music Awards is voted on by the fans. Winners will be determined through online and Twitter voting. Voting began on October 13 for all categories except New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s. Fans can vote once per day at the Coca-Cola AMA voting site, AMAvote.com, as well as once per day via Twitter by including the nominee’s name, category name and #AMAs within a tweet. Voting for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s opened on November 1 and will remain open throughout the first hour of the ABC live broadcast on November 23, with the winner being announced in the final hour. Fans can vote via AMAVote.com and Twitter. Preceding the ABC broadcast for the 6th consecutive year will be the “Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2014 AMAs” pre-show. The show will be hosted by Lance Bass, Chelsea Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Gavin DeGraw, Franke Grande, Taryn Manning, Jordin Sparks, Morgan Stewart and Ted Stryker, and will feature performances by this year’s hottest emerging artists including Becky G, Ella Henderson, Katy Tiz, Mary Lambert and R5. Live coverage will stream online for fans worldwide starting at 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT on November 23. The live stream can be watched at ABC.com, TheAMAs.com and yahoo.com. Once the show starts, the full digital experience kicks into high gear on ABC.com and the WATCH ABC app for smartphones and tablets. Sponsored by Kohl’s®, the “AMAs Backstage Live” on WATCH ABC is designed to be the ultimate complement to the live telecast. Beginning at 8:00 PM ET, WATCH ABC viewers nationwide can choose between four different live feeds that deliver insider viewpoints into all the action happening on the show and backstage: Kohl’s Director’s Cut, Backstage and the Press Room. Verified pay TV viewers in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Fresno, Raleigh-Durham and Philadelphia can also access a live stream of the full awards show as part of WATCH ABC’s regular service. Once aired, the full show will be available on demand via WATCH ABC for 14 days. The 2014 American Music Awards partners include Cumulus, Music Choice, Shazam, Time Warner Cable and Yahoo. The 2014 American Music Awards is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro and Mike Mahan are Executive Producers. Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are Co-Executive Producers and Larry Klein is producer. For the latest American Music Awards news, exclusive content and more, be sure to follow the AMAs on social and join the conversation by using the official hashtag for the show, #AMAs. www.theamas.com/2014/11/taylor-swift-dick-clark-award/
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Post by slayZ on Nov 21, 2014 13:19:06 GMT -5
As much as I love them together, I really hope that's not true. I don't want anything to jeopardize the amazing press she's been getting, and those 1D fans are ruthless.
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Post by inclinations on Nov 21, 2014 13:33:58 GMT -5
Saw this post on tumblr with a ridiculous amount of notes (and climbing), and thought I would share. It's already a huge honor that she received an exclusive cover and story (only Madonna and Cher have gotten this before her, in terms of female pop artists), but the type of cover she got is just as important. Now I know Taylor referred to it as her favorite cover ever. Weren't Selena and John Lennon also on the cover? I could only find those two 40.media.tumblr.com/5067bf60f5b1d4c2e318b3f0ebe772e7/tumblr_mj9zj0D14i1rsw1yxo1_500.jpggaga never made it?
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Post by Bhad Bill on Nov 21, 2014 13:54:42 GMT -5
Red is TERRIFIC. It's a lot of acoustic guitar country-pop. Too many people make the mistake of comparing 1989 with Red, but if you just look at Red as an orange and 1989 as an apple, you're going to really like it. Songs like 22, Red, State of Grace, Everything Has Changed, All Too Well, Holy Ground, Treacherous, I Knew You Were Trouble and Begin Again are highs that rival all of the best stuff on 1989, just remember it's acoustic guitar driven. The album also has cute bops like Starlight (very poppy), I Almost Do (great, if not top-tier ballad), Stay Stay Stay (adorable and very folk-poppy), and We Are Never Ever... (bratty but fun to revisit). The whole album is full of gems. It's only missteps are when Taylor falls into that plodding, ponderous trap that sometimes befalls her (I'm sorry, but Sad Beautiful Tragic could possibly contain the greatest lyrics known to man, but it's too boring to sit through). The Last Time and 1989's This Love fall into it IMO too. (The Lucky One is just kind of a B-tier song IMO). But basically except for like three tracks the whole thing is perfect. Which is quite an accomplishment because the album is a lot more dynamic and diverse than 1989. Wow, thank you for the detailed info! I will definitely check Red out very soon. :) Agree with everything, except The Last Time is my absolute favorite track on the album, and actually shows a mature woman rather than a little girl. Stay Stay Stay meanwhile, while catchy, is probably one of the most dreadful songs ever, lyrically. It is so immature that I get second hand embarassment listening to it. But The Last Time is full Hot AC Taylor in all her glory, finally acting her age lol.
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